Updated: March 12, 2014 at 03:02 p.m.Darrelle Revis unlikely to be traded by Buccaneers

Dan HanzusAround the League Writer

Darrelle Revis a fit in New England?Darrelle Revis' stay on the trade block should prove to be uneventful.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday night it's now considered unlikely that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback will be moved in a trade.

The Browns and Oakland Raiders surfaced as two possible suitors Tuesday, with Cleveland looming as a legitimate option. The Patriots also called and expressed interest, per Rapoport. But Revis' camp would rather the cornerback hit the open market than accept a pay cut, and other teams are prepared to wait.

Revis also "loves" Rex Ryan, Rapoport reported, per a person close to Revis, and is open to a Jets return. Rapoport later noted the Giants, Falcons and Eagles were teams that have inquired about Revis.

Revis should hit the open market Wednesday. The conditional fourth-round draft pick acquired by the Jets in last year's Revis trade will become a third-rounder if Revis is on the Bucs' roster by the third day of the league year. That means Revis has to be off Tampa's books by 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

Revis is well-known -- infamous even -- for his acute awareness and aggressive handling of personal business matters. Taking a pay cut and not having control of where he'll play cannot be an appetizing thought for the star.

Revis will still end up taking a pay cut, simply because it's hard to imagine another team paying $16 million annually for a cornerback. But he gains a modicum of control by refusing to play ball with the Bucs.

We have other much more pressing needs. Granted we have zero depth behind Trufant, Alford, and McClain right now, but you don't bring in a vet for huge bucks with 3 quality starting young CB's on the roster. If one of them goes down, we still have 2 that can play outside and we then need someone to plug in to the nickel. You should have that person on the sideline as depth already and not paying them much.

Saints got Byrd, Bucs got Verner. We need to make a splash with somebody

Not really. I'm not trying to win the offseason Super Bowl. The only splash we need to make is when our FA acquisitions jump their fat asses in the deep end of the pool. I want some more hogs on both lines.